Win over $350,000 in cash and gear with the new Rode Creator of the Year Awards
Sep 3, 2024
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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Rode has announced a new competition. But it’s not the My Rode Reel you might be used to. This one is the Rode Creator of the Year Awards, where you can win a share of $250,000 in cash and over $100,000 in prizes.
It covers a diverse range of topics from creators across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. To enter, you only need to own a Rode product and use it in your productions.
Rode Creator of the Year Awards
The awards carry on the legacy of Rode’s past competitions, My Rode Reel and My Rode Cast. But instead of targeting filmmakers and podcasters, this one honours social media creators on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
“Celebrating creators is part of our DNA”, says Rode CEO Damien Wilson. After having run what was the world’s largest short film competition and then doing the same for podcasters, Rode says that they’re “celebrating a new generation of creators” with the new competition.
There’s $250,000 in cash up for grabs, along with more than $100,000 in product prizes from Rode and the competition’s partners. These include Artlist, Atomos, Fujifilm, Lume Cube, Nanlite, Obsbot and Sandisk, amongst others.
22 Categories for different creators
There are 22 categories in all, with two winners in each category. One is chosen by Rode and one is chosen by the community. Each of the category winners will receive $5,000 and a prize pack (although Rode hasn’t stated the value).
The overall Creator of the Year Award winner will receive $20,000 in cash and $30,000 in gear prizes. There’s also an Emerging Creator of the Year Award for newcomers that offers $10,000 in cash and $25,000 in gear. Here are each of the categories:
- Adventure and Outdoors
- ASMR
- Beauty
- Comedy
- DIY and Hobbies
- Entertainment Review
- Fashion
- Food and Cooking
- Gaming
- Gear and Tech Reviews
- Gym and Fitness
- Health and Wellness
- Home and Studio Tours
- How-to and Tutorial
- Interview
- Journalism
- Music Production and Performance
- Science
- Short Film and Documentary
- Sports
- Travel and Lifestyle
How to enter
Creators will need to pick the category that best suits their subject matter and provide 1-3 links to content that best represents their YouTube channel or Instagram/TikTok account. You’ll also need to mention which Rode products you used during their creation.
There’s no cost to enter, but you will need to register on the Rode awards website and complete your submission before October 1st. The categories will then be shortlisted, and the best from each category will go up for community voting from October 15th to 31st.
Good luck!
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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